Licensure, Registration, and Discipline of Pharmacists, Technicians, and Pharmacies
Credentials
Nebraska issues pharmacist licenses, pharmacy intern registrations, pharmacy technician registrations, and pharmacy permits. The Board of Pharmacy within DHHS reviews applications and complaints and recommends discipline. Practicing on a lapsed credential is unprofessional conduct even if renewal is in process.
Renewal and CE
Pharmacist licenses renew biennially with continuing education and attestation. Technicians must keep registration current and work only under delegated authority. A pharmacist-in-charge must ensure every person performing pharmacy tasks holds the right credential.
Discipline
Grounds include fraud, practice beyond scope, impairment, diversion, falsifying records, and failure to report required events. Sanctions include reprimand, probation, suspension, revocation, and civil penalties. Notice and hearing are required.
Worked example
A technician's registration expires June 30. On July 1 the pharmacist-in-charge schedules her to count and pour. A pharmacist checks the product, but she is still performing a delegated pharmacy task while unregistered. The PIC must remove her from technician duties until reinstated. Continuing to use her exposes both the pharmacy and the PIC to discipline.
Traps
Certification is not Nebraska registration. A pharmacist with a lapsed license cannot supervise. Out-of-state discipline and certain criminal history must be disclosed; silence can become a separate violation.